Dragon Rage (move)

Dragon Rage りゅうのいかり Dragon Rage

File:Dragon Rage.png

Battles Type  Dragon Category  Special PP  10 (max. 16) Power  – Accuracy  100% Priority  0 Does not make contact Affected by Protect Not affected by Magic Coat Not affected by Snatch Affected by King's Rock

Range Opponent Opponent Opponent Self Ally Ally Normal: May affect anyone adjacent to the user

Availability Introduced  Generation I TM23 in Generation I

Contests Condition  Cool Appeal  1 ♥ Jam  0   The appeal works better the later it is performed.

Super Contests Condition  Cool Appeal  3 ♥♥♥ A basic performance using a move known by the Pokémon.

Contest Spectaculars Condition  Cool Appeal  0   Jamming  0

On Smogon's Movedex: Generation I Generation II Generation III Generation IV Generation V Generation VI Generation VII Generation VIII Generation IX

Dragon Rage (Japanese: りゅうのいかり Dragon Rage) is a damage-dealing Template:Type2 move introduced in Generation I.

Effect

Dragon Rage inflicts damage and will always deduct 40 HP from the target's current HP. It has no secondary effects and does not take type into account.

Pokémon Mystery Dungeon

In Red and Blue Rescue Team, this move does 65 damage, while in Explorers of Time, Darkness, and Sky does 30 damage instead.

Learnset

By leveling up

#	Pokémon		Type		Level
					I		II		III		IV		V		VI
004		Charmander	Fire		Fire				43			43			16				16			'
005		Charmeleon	Fire		Fire				48			48			17				17			'
006		Charizard	Fire	Flying				54			54			17				17			'
130		Gyarados	Water	Flying	25			25			25			23				23			'
147		Dratini	Dragon		Dragon	40			22			22			15				15			'
148		Dragonair	Dragon		Dragon	45			22			22			15				15			'
149		Dragonite	Dragon	Flying	--, 45			22			22			15				15			'
443		Gible	Dragon	Ground										15				15			'
444		Gabite	Dragon	Ground										15				15			'
445		Garchomp	Dragon	Ground										15				15			'
610		Axew	Dragon		Dragon														10			'
611		Fraxure	Dragon		Dragon														--			'
612		Haxorus	Dragon		Dragon														--			'
621		Druddigon	Dragon		Dragon														18			'
633		Deino	Dark	Dragon														--			'
634		Zweilous	Dark	Dragon														--			'
635		Hydreigon	Dark	Dragon														--			'
643		Reshiram	Dragon	Fire														--			'
644		Zekrom	Dragon	Electric														--			'
646		Kyurem	Dragon	Ice														--			'
Bold indicates a Pokémon gains STAB from this move. Italics indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form receives STAB from this move. A dash (−) indicates a Pokémon cannot learn the move by the designated method. An empty cell indicates a Pokémon that is unavailable in that game/generation.

By TM

#	Pokémon		Type		Machine
					I TM23		II --		III --		IV --		V --		VI TM08
004		Charmander	Fire		Fire	✔															✔
005		Charmeleon	Fire		Fire	✔															✔
006		Charizard	Fire	Flying	✔															✔
058		Growlithe	Fire		Fire	✔															✔
059		Arcanine	Fire		Fire	✔															✔
130		Gyarados	Water	Flying	✔															✔
131		Lapras	Water	Ice	✔															✔
142		Aerodactyl	Rock	Flying	✔															✔
147		Dratini	Dragon		Dragon	✔															✔
148		Dragonair	Dragon		Dragon	✔															✔
149		Dragonite	Dragon	Flying	✔															✔
151		Mew	Psychic		Psychic	✔															✔
Bold indicates a Pokémon gains STAB from this move. Italics indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form receives STAB from this move. A dash (−) indicates a Pokémon cannot learn the move by the designated method. An empty cell indicates a Pokémon that is unavailable in that game/generation.

By breeding

#	Pokémon		Type		Father
					II		III		IV		V		VI
116		Horsea	Water		Water
371		Bagon	Dragon		Dragon
Bold indicates a Pokémon gains STAB from this move. Italics indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form receives STAB from this move. A dash (−) indicates a Pokémon cannot learn the move by the designated method. An empty cell indicates a Pokémon that is unavailable in that game/generation.

In the anime

Axew File:Dragonite Dragon Rage.png Dragonite File:Gabite Dragon Rage.png Gabite Charizard
The opponent is hit by a ball of energy from the user.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Used In		Notes
	Gyarados sends a swirling cyclone towards the opponent, or Gyarados fires a ball of fire at the opponent from its mouth.
James's Gyarados	Pokémon Shipwreck		Debut
Multiple wild Gyarados	Pokémon Shipwreck		Debut
Crasher Wake's Gyarados	A Crasher Course in Power!		None
	Arcanine throws back its head and howls to launch a swirling twister of energy at the opponent.
Pete Pebbleman's Arcanine	Fire and Ice		None
	Charizard's eyes glow white, then the flame on its tail grows to a huge size. It then forms a ball of fire in its mouth and releases a fiery inferno to its opponent.
Ash's Charizard	Charizard Chills		None
	A ball of fire forms in Dragonite's mouth and it releases a fiery inferno to its opponent, or Dragonite releases a ball of energy from its mouth to its opponent.
Drake's Dragonite	Enter the Dragonite		None
Professor Oak's Dragonite	The Mastermind of Mirage Pokémon		None
	The orb on Dragonair's neck glows and it sends a swirling cyclone towards the opponent.
Clair's Dragonair	Better Eight Than Never		None
	Gabite opens its mouth and fires a red-orange fireball from its mouth at the opponent.
Ursula's Gabite	Another One Gabites the Dust!		None
	Axew opens its mouth wide, then closes it. A glowing light blue ball of energy then forms inside Axew's stomach. Axew then opens its mouth once again and the light blue orb of energy appears inside it. Axew then fires it at the opponent.
Iris's Axew	The Bloom Is on Axew!		Mastered in BW027
	Haxorus opens its mouth and forms a light blue orb of energy inside of its mouth. It then fires a beam of energy from the orb at the opponent.
A Haxorus in Iris's fantasy	The Bloom Is on Axew!		None

Pokédex entries

Episode Pokémon Source Entry EP105 Dragon Rage Ash's Pokédex Rage, one of Charizard's most powerful attacks. Rage attack usually has a devastating effect on its opponents. (Note: It should say Dragon Rage)

In the manga

Pokémon Adventures

File:Dragonair Dragon Rage Adventures.png Dragonair
The user calls upon lightning bolts to strike the opponent.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Chapter Used In		Notes
	Dragonair's pupils disappear and powerful lightning bolts come down from the sky and strike the opponent.
Lance's Dragonair	Breath of the Dragonair Part 3		Debut

In other generations

Generation I	RBY	Generation I (Japanese)	Generation I (international)	Generation II	Generation II (Japanese)	Generation II (international)	Crystal	Generation III	Generation III (Japanese)	Generation III (international)	RS	FRLG	FRLGE	Generation IV	Generation IV (Japanese)	Generation IV (international)	PtHGSS	HGSS	Generation V	BW	B2W2	Generation V (Japanese)	Generation V (international)	Generation VI	XY	ORAS	Generation VII	SMUSUM	LGPE	Generation VIII	SwSh	BDSP	Legends: Arceus	Generation IX	Stadium (JP)	Stadium	Stadium 2	Colosseum	XD	Battle Revolution	Battrio	MD: Red and Blue	MD:Time, Darkness, andSky	MD: Blazing, Stormy, & Light Adventure Squad	MD: GTI	SMD	MD: RTDX	Rumble	Rumble Blast	Masters EX

Trivia

• Dragon Rage is the only Dragon move in Generation I. However, it is not affected by type match-ups, so there are no true Dragon moves in Generation I.
• Uniquely, all Generation V Dragon-type Pokémon are able to learn Dragon Rage by leveling up.

In other languages

Language Title Mandarin Chinese 龍之怒 Lóngzhī Nù Dutch Drakenwoede Finnish Dragoraivo French Draco-Rage German Drachenwut Greek Οργή Δράκου Hindi Dragon Ka Ghusa Italian Ira di Drago Korean 용의분노 Yong-yi Bunno Norwegian Dragesinne Portuguese Fúria do Dragão Serbian Zmajevo Besnilo Spanish Furia Dragón

Set-damage moves
Sonic Boom • Dragon Rage

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